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DD15 and vaccinations for holidays

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gonerogue · 16/12/2025 20:47

We are hoping to bring DD15 and DS17 on holidays to Kenya. We will be 20 years married nect year and went there on our honeymoon.

Dd is very into animals and would love safari, but she is adamant she doesnt want to go because of the vaccibations she will need to get. She has had all her vaccinations to date but is ectremely needlephobic and it takes a lot out of her. She has ASD.

We have been afforded the opportunity to go by PILs as our Christmas present and when we got the present, she shut down immediately and the pleasure of giving the gift/excitement of receiving it was very much tempered with mansging her reaction.

Any advicd on how to proceed? Ds is very keen to go as are we, but dont want to make her go If tge vax are too traumatic. However she was extremely rude and ungrateful for the opportunity and I am at a loss of how to deal with that also.

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suburberphobe · 17/12/2025 00:53

It's not only vaccinations, it's Malaria pills too each day.

Can she stay with granny or someone?

Kenya is amazing. Do go!

suburberphobe · 17/12/2025 00:59

You now have a chance to get together as a family and make sure she will not rule the nest.

She's 15 FFS!

If she loves animals so much send her on a Saturday job in an animal shelter or volunteering at a zoo.

She needs to wake up to the real world.

Sorry you're going through this.

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